Ice Spice expresses love for Lana Del Rey: “I am obsessed along with her”
Ice Spice has expressed her love for Lana Del Rey, saying that she is “obsessed” with the singer-songwriter.
The New York rapper spoke about Del Rey after being named Billboard‘s 2024 Ladies In Music Hitmaker, with earlier winners together with Charli XCX and Dolly Parton.
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When requested by the outlet to disclose a few of her “favorite hit-makers of all time”, Ice Spice – actual title Isis Naija Gaston – replied: “Nicely, first, shout out to them; they’re iconic, every in their very own means.
“I’d say Lana Del Rey – I’m obsessed along with her, and I really feel like all of her songs are hits, even those that aren’t as huge because the others. Rihanna, too. I’ve each [her and Del Rey’s] vinyls. Taylor Swift. After all, Nicki Minaj. Drake. The checklist is lengthy!”
Del Rey and Gaston have been noticed collectively at quite a few occasions just lately, together with on the Tremendous Bowl alongside Swift (with whom Ice Spice collaborated on a remix of ‘Karma’) and the Pre-Grammy Gala & Grammy Salute To Business Icons in Los Angeles.
Ice Spice additionally shared some recommendation Swift had given right here: “Once I was within the studio with Taylor, like, I’ll always remember that. She instructed me, ‘It doesn’t matter what, simply hold making music and every little thing’s going to be wonderful’.”
Final October, Ice Spice gave a shout-out to Del Rey’s 2014 third album ‘Ultraviolence’ throughout a dialog with Complex.
Elsewhere in her new interview with Billboard, the rapper spoke about her upcoming debut album ‘Y2K’. “I feel that is a few of my greatest work,” she stated. “It’s not going to be too lengthy – it’s going to be candy and to the purpose.”
Again in January, Ice Spice confirmed that the document could be launched sooner or later in 2024. “I’m so excited,” she defined on the time. “It’s referred to as ‘Y2K’, it’ll be – it’s virtually completed, so I’m actually excited.”
The artist teased {that a} “loopy collaboration” had been “locked in” for the undertaking simply two days prior, although she declined to reveal who she had labored with.